The Colonization of Social Class in Education.

Lynch, Kathleen; O'Neill, Cathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ502243

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Colonization of Social Class in Education.

Lynch, Kathleen; O'Neill, Cathleen

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v15 n3 p307-24 1994

Explores the dilemmas posed by the analysis of working class issues in education by professional sociologists. Questions whether the inequalities experienced in the educational system by working class people have been "colonized" by middle class academics for their own professional purposes. (CFR)

Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Educational Research, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Class, Minority Groups, Social Class, Social Science Research, Social Scientists, Social Structure, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociology, Subcultures, Working Class

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland

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